Quad

Head-to-head

Scripps
Haverford

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Haverford's yield is 17 pts higher than Scripps's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Haverford is 3.1× more selective than Scripps

    Acceptance rate
  3. 3

    Haverford graduates 7 pts more of its students than Scripps (91% vs. 84%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Haverford's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Scripps

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Haverford costs about $3.4K less per year on average than Scripps ($59,622 vs. $63,058, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Haverford has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Scripps (15% vs. 11%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Haverford admits 12%, Scripps 38%; Haverford's yield is higher, at 43%.

Acceptance rate
Scripps38%
Haverford12%
Quad's selectivity
  • ScrippsVery selective
  • HaverfordHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Scripps
1430–1500
Haverford
1460–1530
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ScrippsRigor and GPA very important
  • HaverfordRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Haverford is a bit larger than Scripps (1,430 vs. 1,113 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Scripps1.1K
Haverford1.4K
Pell Grant share
Scripps11%
Haverford15%

Majors and faculty

Political Science and Government leads at Scripps, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Haverford; Haverford has 8 students per faculty member to Scripps's 10.

Students per faculty member
Scripps10 to 1
Haverford8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ScrippsPolitical Science and Government, General9%
  • HaverfordEconometrics and Quantitative Economics11%

What each costs

Haverford costs about $3.4K less a year than Scripps on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Scripps$63.1K
Haverford$59.6K
Aid generosity
Scripps28%
Haverford34%

What each pays off

Haverford's former students earn more, a median $80K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Scripps$77.5K
Haverford$80K
Graduation rate
Scripps84%
Haverford91%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Haverford but held steady at Scripps; Haverford got more selective while Scripps got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ScrippsSteady+7%
  • HaverfordGrowing+110%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Scripps College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Haverford College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Haverford College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why